Meeting the ambitions of the Paris Agreement will require rapid and massive decarbonization of cities, as well as adaptation. Capacity and requirement differs across cities, with challenges and opportunities for transformational action in both the Global North and South.
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Solecki, W., Rosenzweig, C., Dhakal, S. et al. City transformations in a 1.5 °C warmer world. Nature Clim Change 8, 177–181 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0101-5
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